NTU student caught trying to film hall mate showering

As he headed to the showers, one of his residential hall neighbours in Nanyang Technological University (NTU) held the toilet door open for him.

Later, while he was showering, he noticed the top of a mobile phone peeking above the cubicle door.

When the third-year mathematics student, 23, opened the door, the alleged Peeping Tom was already running away. But he recognised the man from his clothes - he was the one who held the door open for him.

The police confirmed yesterday that they were al

Coronavirus: Singaporeans getting the travel bug again

SINGAPORE (THE NEW PAPER) - Although there are more than 13 million Covid-19 cases worldwide with over 570,000 dead because of the disease, travel agencies here are still seeing customers keen on travelling in December and next year.

Dynasty Travel's communications director, Ms Alicia Seah, told The New Paper last Thursday (July 9) that it has had more than 200 inquiries to nearby destinations such as Thailand, Japan, and China over the past two months.

Ms Seah said most travellers are opting

Safe to conceive, even in Covid-19 climate, say experts

So far, there have not been widespread reports of mother-to-baby transmission of the disease.

As the pandemic rages on, expectant mothers have not been spared the fear that the virus could negatively impact their pregnancy.

Last week, a newborn died shortly after delivery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in the US. Her mother, who has the coronavirus, went into labour prematurely during respiratory distress caused by the virus.

But so far, very few infants globally have died due to the virus, and t

F&B firms stay afloat with innovation and technology amid Covid-19

Mr Muhammad Husain Mansoor said his company, Al-Azhar Group, is leveraging on technology amid the Covid-19 crisis. PHOTO: COURTESY OF MUHAMMAD HUSAIN MANSOOR

With a ban on dining-in among the new "circuit breaker" measures taking effect, food outlets will be facing their biggest challenge yet as the coronavirus crisis rages on.

But Mr Muhammad Husain Mansoor, 33, is not about to throw in the towel.

While grateful for the latest relief measures unveiled in the Solidarity Budget yesterday, the

Singaporean man killed in car accident in Kuala Lumpur

SINGAPORE (THE NEW PAPER) - A Singaporean man was killed when his car skidded after a minor accident with a motorcycle and crashed into a water-filled road barrier at a bridge under construction in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in the early hours of Saturday.

The incident occurred on the East-West Link Expressway near the Mid Valley Megamall around 3am, the New Straits Times reported online.

It is understood that the Volkswagen Passat grazed a Honda EX5 motorcycle, which led to the driver, identifie

Update: Singaporean confirmed dead in US dive ship fire

Mr Sojit Singh and Madam Jasbir Kaur with a photo of their son, Mr Sunil Singh Sandhu.

Ms Wei Tan had just completed her postgraduate studies in the University of California in Berkeley.

UPDATE: The Singaporean woman, who was onboard the recreational scuba diving vessel that caught fire off the coast of California, is confirmed dead, her sister told The New Paper on Friday (Sept 6).

Ms Cheerin Tan, 29, told TNP DNA samples confirmed her sister Ms Wei Tan, 26, had died on the boat.

Ms Wei Tan

Singaporean feared killed in blaze on California dive ship

The fire broke out on the Conception at 3.15am on Monday as it was moored off Santa Cruz Island.

A Singaporean is feared to be among the 34 people killed in a raging fire on a dive vessel off Santa Barbara in California.

Mr Sunil Singh Sandhu, 46, who had lived and worked in the United States for more than two decades, took up scuba diving only recently, his family in Singapore said yesterday.

His father, Mr Sojit Singh, 77, told The New Paper that his heart sank when he heard the news that h